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Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... well." The group says Boral is also one of only three companies in Australia ranked by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), a global independent investment network, as misaligned in its direct and indirect lobbying, alongside Woodside and Santos. The investors ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... really fast and closely along." Regulations, taxonomies and initiatives The upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference will assess global progress on 23 biodiversity targets set for 2030 and 2050, with the goal of"30x30" aiming to protect 30% of land and water ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... power dominates the energy mix with increasing investments and decarbonisation driven by electric vehicles. McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2023 predicts that renewables cost will decline, however current active policies are insufficient to meet ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting requirements. The sector grew by 59% in the past 20 years in real terms, but with agriculture contributing 10-35% of global emissions, its vulnerability to climate impacts as well as dependence on the sector means uniquely positioned to lead ...

Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Programme Finance Initiative and Principles for Responsible Investment, and is supported by World Wide Fund for Nature and Global Optimism. In 2023, 69 members with US$8.4 trillion in AUM set intermediate climate targets in line with the Alliance's Target-Setting ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... conclusion," as well as requiring reporting entities to convert greenhouse gases into a CO2 equivalent value using "the global warming potential values from the same Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report as that applying under the ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosures at BHP, Origin, Rio Tinto, Santos and Woodside - all companies with which ACCR regularly engages - against the Global Standard for Responsible Climate Lobbying, an investor-led framework for assessing Paris-alignment of corporate climate ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Steering the economy away from emissions-intensive industries comes significant social and economic risks that arise from transitioning communities. Institutional investors need to integrate these risks into their strategies or risk a "messy, chaotic ...

Investment in climate tech plummets 40%: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Global investment in climate tech solutions has fallen 40%, but despite falling in absolute terms, climate tech investments as a proportion of start-up investments continue to rise, with APAC leading on investment in mobility-related start-ups. This ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Property Group and Scentre Group have ranked among the top real estate firms in the world in the biggest year to date for the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment. This year GRESB Real Estate Assessment participation increased ...